A61B 90/17
For soft tissue
Official title: for soft tissue, e.g. breast-holding devices
A61B90/17 (For soft tissue) appears on 298 US grants and 293 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 298
- Published applications
- 293
- Assignees
- 142
- Inventors
- 516
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 18 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 15 | 0 |
| 2001 | 15 | 3 |
| 2002 | 5 | 14 |
| 2003 | 7 | 5 |
| 2004 | 9 | 13 |
| 2005 | 3 | 18 |
| 2006 | 2 | 7 |
| 2007 | 5 | 11 |
| 2008 | 7 | 21 |
| 2009 | 2 | 14 |
| 2010 | 16 | 33 |
| 2011 | 13 | 13 |
| 2012 | 18 | 14 |
| 2013 | 12 | 12 |
| 2014 | 15 | 14 |
| 2015 | 8 | 10 |
| 2016 | 8 | 6 |
| 2017 | 10 | 8 |
| 2018 | 9 | 12 |
| 2019 | 7 | 13 |
| 2020 | 7 | 12 |
| 2021 | 4 | 7 |
| 2022 | 11 | 6 |
| 2023 | 3 | 6 |
| 2024 | 7 | 12 |
| 2025 | 9 | 5 |
| 2026 | 3 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Needle breast biopsy system and method of use29 Sep 2026US 12,746,090 B2Hologic, Inc.
- Computer-assisted shoulder surgery and method18 Aug 2026US 12,708,444 B2Orthosoft Ulc
- Systems for incising tissue24 Feb 2026US 12,558,264 B2Insightful Instruments, Inc.
- Systems and methods for lateral treatments of the breast16 Dec 2025US 12,496,027 B2Hologic, Inc.
- Endoscopy band with visual indicator to assist placement19 Aug 2025US 12,390,386 B2Colowrap, LLC
- Systems and methods for lateral treatments of the breast9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191488 A1Hologic, Inc.
- Systems for incising tissue28 May 2026US 2026/0144680 A1Insightful Instruments, Inc.
- Tongue suction restrainer, tongue suction restrainer manufacturing kit, and method of manufacturing tongue suction restrainer23 Apr 2026US 2026/0108319 A1Institute of Science Tokyo
- Clip device and clip unit16 Apr 2026US 2026/0102149 A1Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
- Mammography imaging system with universal attachment structures18 Sep 2025US 2025/0288268 A1GE Precision Healthcare LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for use in endoscopic procedures1,510US 5,375,588 A1994
- Method for carrying out a medical procedure using a three-dimensional tracking and imaging system968US 6,246,898 B1Sonometrics Corporation · 2001
- Method for carrying out a medical procedure using a three-dimensional tracking and imaging system862US 5,797,849 ASonometrics Corporation · 1998
- Three-dimensional digital ultrasound tracking system471US 5,515,853 ASonometrics Corporation · 1996
- Motorized mammographic biopsy apparatus461US 5,415,169 AFischer Imaging Corporation · 1995